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Fourth Steering Committee Meeting
UNDP/GEF Project, Phase II «Demonstrating Sustainable Conservation of Biological Diversity in Four Protected Areas of Russia’s Kamchatka Oblast»

The Exhibition Hall of Krasheninnikov State Library, K.Marksa av., 33/1,
 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky,

25 February 2009

AGENDA

09:30 – 09:35      Opening of the meeting. Greetings by UNDP CO representatives.

09:35 – 09:40      Greetings by Council of People’s Deputies and Administration of Kamchatka Krai.

09:40 – 09:50    Greetings by Vsevolod Stepanitskiy, National Director of the Project, Chairman

 09:50-10:00      Adoption of meeting agenda and introduction of participants, Elena Armand, Assistant Resident Representative/Programme, co-chairman.

10:00–10:05    Greetings of Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA),                                                                                 Steve Podesto, Second Secretary, Embassy of Canada
                           
10:05 – 10:15      Midterm evaluation of the Project (plan, reporting, results), Nataly Olofinskaya, Programme co-ordinator, Energy Efficiency&Environment

10:15 – 10:25Greetings by Philip Tortell, Project Evaluator, New Zealand

10:25 - 10:45      Presentation “Project Outputs in 2006-2008: “Results evaluation, partners and Project Risks” Nikolay Maleshin., Project Manager

10:45 – 11:00      Financial sustainability in PAs, Nikolay Maleshin, Project Manager

11:00– 12:00    Brief presentations of reports and plans by Project Coordinators: Svetlana Prosina (Microfinancing for SME), Nina Zaporotskaya (Alternative Livelihoods and Indigenous Issues), Tatyana Mikhailova (Co-management and Community Conservation Councils), Presentation of Entrepreneurship Training Programme, Ekaterina Malofeeva, Fund “Sodruzestvo” Expert

12:00 – 12:20      Break
12:20 – 13:20      Continuation of presentations by Project Team: Vladimir Elchaparov (Strengthening PA Management Capacity), Tatyana Oborskaya (Development of Ecotourism and PA Training Center), Sergey Bychkov (Raising Biodiversity Conservation Awareness)

13:20 - 14:40          Lunch

14:40 – 15:00        Presentation of Project budget and issues of budget implementation in 2008., Nikolay Maleshin., Project Manager

15:00- 15-30        Presentation and discussion of Project’s key issues:
– financial sustainability of PAs;
– strengthening PA management efficiency (legal and land ownership issues) – Vladimir Elchaparov

15:30 – 16:30      Discussion. Addresses of meeting participants: Garashenko Yu.A., Tyumentsev V.L., Nechitaylov Yu.I., Tutushkina T.I., KMNS Association, Tokranov A.M., Dakhno О.А., Korenev R.R., Kokorin I.A. 

16-30 – 17-00      Miscellaneous

17:00– 17-30       Adoption of the Steering Committee decisions.

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